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Eligibility Process
Most of the EC-Council certifications have a certain eligibility criterion that the candidate is required to fulfil to be able to take the exam.
What are the eligibility criteria to take the exam?
There are two options: 1) Official Training 2) Self Study

Option 1: Official Training
If a candidate has completed an official EC-Council training either at an Accredited Training Center, via the iClass platform, or at an approved academic institution, the candidate is eligible to attempt the relevant EC-Council exam.

Option 2: Self Study
Name of the Certification | Eligibility Criteria (Work Experience) |
C|EH, C|HFI, C|ND, C|CSE, E|CDE, C|TIA, C|ASE Java, E|DRP, | Two years in IT Security |
E|CIH, C|SA, E|CES | One year in IT Security |
C|CISO | Five years in IT Security |
Note: Other certifications than the ones mentioned above have no predefined eligibility as such.
The detailed eligibility process for different certifications can be found on the link
https://stg-certwebsiteblog-staging.kinsta.cloud/application-process-eligibility.html
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Eligibility Process
Candidates can take the exam via two options:
Option 1: Official Training – Candidates who have completed official EC-Council training either at an Accredited Training Center, via the iClass platform, or at an approved academic institution can attempt the relevant EC-Council exam.
Option 2: Self Study – Those students not undergoing official training need to have the prescribed qualifying work experience as follows:
Name of the Certification | Eligibility Criteria (Work Experience) |
C|EH, C|HFI, C|ND, C|CSE, E|CDE, C|TIA, C|ASE Java, E|DRP, | Two years in IT Security |
E|CIH, C|SA, E|CES | One year in IT Security |
C|CISO | Five years in IT Security |
Note: Certifications other than the ones mentioned above have no predefined eligibility as such.
The detailed eligibility process for different certifications can be found at the following link: https://stg-certwebsiteblog-staging.kinsta.cloud/application-process-eligibility.html
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The age requirement for attending the training or the exam is strictly based on the candidate‘s country of origin/residence.
Candidates under the legal age, as permitted by their country of origin/residency, are not eligible to attend the official training or attempt the certification exam unless they provide the accredited training center/EC-Council a written consent/indemnity of their parent/legal guardian and a supporting letter from their institution of higher learning.
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The COA can be downloaded from a candidate’s Aspen account.
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To enroll for an exam, students first need to fill out the application forms, which can be accessed at https://stg-certwebsiteblog-staging.kinsta.cloud/Exam-Eligibility-Form.html
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100 USD
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No, candidates are not eligible for a refund of the application fee of 100 USD in cases where applications are not approved.
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An application takes between 5-10 working days to process, on average, after the verifiers on the application grant access to EC-Council’s requests for information.
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After the application gets approved, candidates will be instructed to purchase a voucher from EC-Council directly from the webstore at store.eccouncil.org. After that, candidates will receive a voucher code, which they can use to register and schedule the exam.
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The application is valid for three months from the approval date. After the voucher codes have been released, the applicant has one year to use them.
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A valid exam voucher can be extended only once.
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For a fee of 35 USD, candidates can extend their exam vouchers for an additional three months by contacting feedback@eccouncil.org. This request must be made at least five (5) business days before the expiry date. The candidate will need to supply the voucher number that they would like to extend.